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Butterfield Secondary

Q: Is Butterfield Secondary a good school?

Butterfield Secondary ranks in the bottom 18.0% of Minnesota high schools.

Q: How many students attend Butterfield Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 103 students attended Butterfield Secondary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Butterfield Secondary?

Students at Butterfield Secondary are 63% Hispanic, 34% White, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Butterfield Secondary?

Butterfield Secondary is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Butterfield Elementary

Public Grades 7-12

388^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 18% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Butterfield Secondary is a small rural public school in Butterfield, MN, serving grades 7–12 with 103 students as part of Butterfield-Odin Public Schools. In 2025–2026, it ranks 388 of 473 Minnesota high schools—18th percentile with 1 star—while the district ranks 373 of 458. Its rank has mostly stayed between the 12th and 23rd percentile since 2014–2015, with no sustained upward trend. The school also has a high economic-disadvantage indicator: 64.08% free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11. Small classes can be an advantage, but they have not translated into stronger outcomes.

Academically, all-grade proficiency in 2025–2026 was 26.7% in math, 22.2% in reading, and 6.5% in science, compared with state rates of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Nearby Mountain Lake Secondary, only 6.87 miles away, reports 41.5% math, 46.9% reading, and 24.1% science. St. James Middle/High School reports 34.7% math, 40.6% reading, and 18.6% science; Windom Senior High reports 38.4%, 30.3%, and 26.3%; and Madelia Secondary reports 36.8%, 38.9%, and 23.4%. Grade-level red flags include 8th-grade science at 0%, 10th-grade reading at 15.4%, and 8th-grade reading at 17.6%. A relative bright spot is 8th-grade math at 35.3% versus the state’s 42.3%, and all-grade math has risen from 8.51% in 2022–2023 to 26.7%.

Graduation and dropout remain concerns. The 2024–2025 graduation rate was 70.3% versus Minnesota’s 84.9%, and the dropout rate was 7.4% versus the state’s 4.2%; dropout has been above the state in every reported year. The 2023–2024 graduation rate of 4.3% is an extreme outlier and should be treated cautiously. Nearby, Mountain Lake Secondary had a 95.3% graduation rate, Comfrey Secondary 100%, Windom Senior High 86.3%, Madelia Secondary 77.7%, and St. James Middle/High School 69.1%. No major subgroup is consistently near the state average; low-socioeconomic-status students ranked in the 23rd percentile in 2025–2026, while English Language Learner students reached the 73rd percentile in 2022–2023—a bright spot, though volatile. High poverty is important context, but Mountain Lake Secondary with 56.02% free/reduced lunch shows much stronger outcomes, so demographics alone do not explain the results.

103

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,766

Per pupil spending ?

64.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

440 Hubbard Ave
Butterfield, MN 56120-0189

(507) 956-2771

District: Butterfield-Odin Public Schools

Feeder schools for Butterfield Secondary:

Elementary:

Butterfield Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.1%

White:

34.0%

Asian:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — <1st percentile in 2021 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2026) from a <1st-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (20% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (70% vs 85%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg26%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

425^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

388^th of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

373^rd of 458Butterfield-Odin Public Schools among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	425 of 546	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	410 of 519	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	394 of 545	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	500 of 529	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	464 of 520	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	472 of 521	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	502 of 533	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	464 of 518	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	456 of 508	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.7	477 of 516	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.6	412 of 490	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.3	424 of 488	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.0	422 of 469	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.8	378 of 478	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.9	416 of 454	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	23.4	358 of 409	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	62.4	148 of 403	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.5	82 of 406	79.8%	★★★★☆
2005	34.6	311 of 396	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	70.0	129 of 387	66.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2021	39.4	62 of 102	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	14.6	415 of 467	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	408 of 443	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	408 of 436	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	129 of 195	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	8.7	188 of 188	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	147 of 156	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	307 of 458	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.2	182 of 432	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.3	355 of 404	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	366 of 399	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	373 of 415	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	397 of 483	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	386 of 437	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	448 of 454	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	388 of 473	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	390 of 450	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	406 of 480	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	417 of 476	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	388 of 472	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	1.6	426 of 428	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	400 of 494	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	396 of 489	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	375 of 489	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	390 of 504	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.5	342 of 483	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.6	371 of 534	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.2	349 of 539	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	22.6	407 of 545	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.3	338 of 540	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	15.6	384 of 460	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	55.7	254 of 463	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.7	323 of 450	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.8	324 of 452	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	65.4	213 of 433	50.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	53.1	24 of 90	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	19.9	46 of 47	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	20.1	333 of 403	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	392 of 396	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	342 of 388	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	341 of 395	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	120 of 135	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	143 of 145	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	111 of 136	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	124 of 135	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	101 of 101	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	112 of 129	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	291 of 377	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	270 of 389	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.6	357 of 393	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	271 of 312	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	2.2	270 of 270	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	311 of 374	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	26.6	319 of 398	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	0.3	351 of 351	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	379 of 398	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	42.6	253 of 402	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	9.7	377 of 414	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)39th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2022)11th percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2023)73rd percentile+61 vs school

White (2024)37th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2023)20th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2024)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math27%-18 vs state

Reading22%-26 vs state

Science6%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Butterfield Secondary	Public	7-12	440 Hubbard Ave	Butterfield	56120	Watonwan County	Butterfield-Odin Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 956-2771	103	9	11.0	64.1%	35 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (63.1%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	20.6	388^th of 473 public high schools	18.0%		16.1	390^th of 450 public high schools	13.3%	2		33.3	17.6	15.4	22.2	0.0	14.3	6.5		21.4	35.3	21.4	26.7	$15,766
Mountain Lake Secondary	Public	7-12	450 12th St N	Mountain Lake	56159	Cottonwood County	Mountain Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 427-2325	241	17	13.8	56.0%	135 (56.0%)	2 (0.8%)	69 (28.6%)	19 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.2%)	79.7	78^th of 473 public high schools	83.5%		65.7	163^rd of 450 public high schools	63.8%	85		41.9	51.1	47.6	46.9	6.7	42.9	24.1		40.9	33.3	55.2	41.5	$14,285
St. James Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1001 10th Ave N	Saint James	56081	Watonwan County	St. James Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 375-3381	566	40	14.2	53.5%	229 (40.5%)	2 (0.4%)	325 (57.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	40.3	294^th of 473 public high schools	37.8%		50.3	254^th of 450 public high schools	43.6%	40	50.0	36.5	41.2	35.5	40.6	11.5	27.6	18.6	34.8	31.1	47.4	19.7	34.7	$12,737
Comfrey Secondary	Public	7-12	305 Ochre St W	Comfrey	56019	Brown County	Comfrey Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 877-3491	47	5	8.6	40.4%	43 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					45.0			8.3					25.0	$14,138
SWWC Alternative Learning Center - Windom	Public	9-12	1454 6th Ave	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 537-2258	41	3	13.6	63.4%	28 (68.3%)	3 (7.3%)	5 (12.2%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	3 (7.3%)	4	472^nd of 473 public high schools	0.2%					(n/a)				0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0
Starrs Online Academy	Public	6-12	1012 5th Avenue	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 360-1876	0	5	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Windom Learn Center Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	1400 17th St	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(507) 831-6910	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Windom Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 17th St	Windom	56101	Cottonwood County	Windom Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 831-6910	327	23	14.1	46.8%	201 (61.5%)	2 (0.6%)	95 (29.1%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	11 (3.4%)	47.4	266^th of 473 public high schools	43.8%		71.7	128^th of 450 public high schools	71.6%	138				30.3	30.3		26.3	26.3				38.4	38.4	$15,372
Madelia Secondary	Public	7-12	320 Buck Ave SE	Madelia	56062	Watonwan County	Madelia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 642-3232	294	21	14.2	42.9%	148 (50.3%)	2 (0.7%)	131 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	8 (2.7%)	67.2	149^th of 473 public high schools	68.5%		55.2	226^th of 450 public high schools	49.8%	77		36.5	41.2	39.1	38.9	7.8	41.9	23.4		40.4	30.8	40.0	36.8	$14,699

Frequently Asked Questions about Butterfield Secondary

Is Butterfield Secondary a good school?

Butterfield Secondary ranks in the bottom 18.0% of Minnesota high schools.

How many students attend Butterfield Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 103 students attended Butterfield Secondary.

What district is Butterfield Secondary in?

Butterfield-Odin Public Schools

What schools feed into Butterfield Secondary?

Butterfield Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Butterfield Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Butterfield Secondary?

Students at Butterfield Secondary are 63% Hispanic, 34% White, 2% Asian.

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